Frank has been continuing his therapy and doing well. Last week he saw the neurologist and unfortunately they will not take him off of his seizure medication for at least 6 months. He stated that it's a precaution, and they do that with every patient that has had at least one seizure. He said everything was looking good and heading in the right direction. While we were out and about a couple of days before the neurologist appointment, Frank's legs stopped working a couple of times and he could not support himself for a brief moment. He addressed this with the neurologist and he said that it was normal and not something we should be concerned about; this is the first time that has ever happened and it's his nerve's getting re-adjusted.
Today, when he was at therapy, both his speech therapist and the doctor at Marianjoy stated that he is far enough along to be cleared to start the driving re-training sessions. We were happy to hear that because one therapist a while back gave us the impression that as long as he's on the seizure medication, he could not drive at all; however, this is not the case. Frank also saw the eye doctor again today, because he feels like his eye sight is getting better and he does not need to wear glasses as much as he was at the beginning. The eye doctor said this is fine and he should only wear them when he feels like things are not as in focus and as sharp.
As stated before, he needs to get a second opinion from another endocrinologist concerning the tumor on his adrenal gland. The doctor he needs to see did not have an open appointment until April 20th. When he sees him, and if he agrees with the first endocrinologist that they should remove the tumor because it is the main source for the high blood pressure and what not - he'll then have to meet with the surgeon and then schedule the surgery.
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